Tu-2 and Angela Oh
Join us for a preview of the show “108 Bodhisattvas,” as well as a conversation with artist Tu-2 (Tu Ying-ming) and meditation teacher and lawyer Angela E. Oh. The full body of work, 108 Bodhisattvas, will be premiered in fall of 2013 at a workshop and show in Commonweal Gallery.
Mark Renneker, MD, Michael Lerner, and Others
As part of the first clinical advocacy conference at Commonweal October 11-14, this public forum brought ideas, experiences, and findings of the conference to a discussion with the larger New School and Commonweal community.
Sue Moon
An afternoon of writing and storytelling with Sue Moon.
Jerry Mander
Join Michael Lerner in a conversation with Jerry Mander about his new book, in which he researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problem of capitalism—in the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television.
Penny Livingston-Stark, James Stark, Avis Rappaport Licht
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Commonweal Garden, founder Avis Rappaport Licht—and Regenerative Design Institute founders Penny Livingston Stark and James Stark—speak with Michael Lerner about their work with the earth and teaching hundreds of programs on permaculture, nature awareness, and leadership.
William Rosenzweig
Join Michael Lerner for a conversation with Republic of Tea’s founding CEO William Rosenzweig, who also co-authored the bestselling book The Republic of Tea: How an Idea Becomes a Business, recently named one of the 100 best business books of all time.
Robert N Bellah
Join Michael Lerner for a conversation with Robert Bellah—a great sociologist of religion—about religion in human evolution.
Oren Slozberg
The Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) teaching method and school curriculum centers on open-ended yet highly structured discussions of visual art, significantly increasing students’ critical thinking, language, and literacy skills along the way.
Michael Tilson Thomas
This conversation between San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and Commonweal Board Member Eric Karpeles is an informal and wide-ranging discussion, accessible to music-lovers of all degrees, and in keeping with Commonweal’s ongoing commitment to exploring the role of healing and the arts.